Desalinate 7 Billion Brain Simulations

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“Supercomputers can store more information than the human brain and can calculate a single equation faster, but even the biggest, fastest supercomputers in the world cannot match the overall processing power of the brain. And they are nowhere near as compact or energy efficient.”

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! Mike Rodkin

Starting in 1979 Mike has serviced six terms as a Santa Cruz City Council member and has been a council Santa Cruz Mayor five times. Mike is also a lecture and Director of Filed Studies in Community Studies at UCSC. Mike was formally against the Santa Cruz Desalination Project and is now in support of desalination.

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! Other Perspectives

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